Library Services

Services

A guide to services and collections of Gelman Library, arranged in the following sections:
  • To Borrow Books
    Where to go to check out, renew, or recall books and find Reserve materials.

  • To Get Articles
    Service points where you can get articles from journals, newspapers, and other periodicals.

All Collections and Services

Circulation
Find out how to borrow, recall, and renew books from Gelman and other WRLC libraries. You will also find information about Reserves, library fines, and how to determine which books you have checked out.

Disabled Student Services

Dissertation Express
Details on how to purchase, for a nominal fee, personal copies of dissertations from other universities.

General Collection (Stacks)
This building directory includes a guide to call number locations.

Government Documents
A guide to finding publications from federal agencies in Gelman and on the Web.

Interlibrary Loan
This office can obtain books, copies of articles, and other materials not available in Gelman or WRLC libraries.

I. Edward Kiev Collection.
Extensive collection of Judaica.

Laptop Use in the Library
GW's "aSnap" makes it easy to use your laptop in the library to access Web resources.

Lost and Found

Media Resources
Contains the audio-visual collection and provides audio and video support for GW.

Microforms
Collection of microfilm and microfiche and the equipment for viewing and copying these formats. Part of the Periodicals Room on 3rd floor.

New Books Display

Periodicals
Information on how to find articles.

Photocopying

Reference and Information
Descriptions of in-person, telephone, e-mail, and Web-based reference services available in Gelman, including how to schedule individual consultations with librarians.

Reserves
Information for students on how to find books and articles placed on reserve by your professors. Also provides information for faculty on how to place items on reserve.

Slavic, East European, and Asian Reading Room (SEEARR)
Maintains the collection and provides assistance in finding materials from and about these geographic regions.

Special Collections (Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Rare and old books, and primary research materials for travel, tourism and event management, Washington D.C. history and politics, and other studies.

Study Areas in the Library

Telephone Information Center
Call 202-994-6558 to see if the library has a particular book or journal or with questions about other library services.

University Archives
The official repository for the records of The George Washington University. Includes information on GW's history, selected campus publications, articles and chronologies about the University, and descriptions of some of the University Archives' holdings.

To Borrow Books

Circulation
Find out how to borrow, recall, and renew books from Gelman and other WRLC libraries. You will also find information about Reserves, library fines, and how to determine which books you have checked out.

Interlibrary Loan
This office can obtain books, copies of articles, and other materials not available in Gelman or WRLC libraries.

Reserves
Information for students on how to find books and articles placed on reserve by your professors. Also provides information for faculty on how to place items on reserve.

To Get Articles

Periodicals
Information on how to find articles.

Interlibrary Loan
This office can obtain books, copies of articles, and other materials not available in Gelman or WRLC libraries.

Article and Other Databases
This link leads to the ALADIN homepage. Click on "Article and Other Databases" on the right side of the page to see the list of available databases. Databases are a good place to start if you're looking for articles on a specific topic.